Hoops Rumors

Sixers guard Tyrese Maxey will be eligible for a rookie scale extension this offseason and has put himself in position for a major payday by averaging a career-high 20.3 points per game on .481/.434/.845 shooting in 60 games (33.6 MPG) this season, writes Sean Deveney of Heavy.com. Assuming they look to negotiate a new deal with Maxey, the Sixers may want to use recent rookie … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Maxey, Nurse, Knicks, Bridges, Celtics

The Eastern Conference’s postseason picture is much clearer after Friday night’s games, though we’ll still have to wait until next week’s play-in tournament to determine who will emerge as the Nos. 7 and 8 seeds. The top-six seeds are now set after Brooklyn defeated Orlando: Bucks Celtics Sixers Cavaliers Knicks Nets Two first-round playoff matchups are finalized: … [Read more...] about Top Six, Play-In Tournament Now Set For Eastern Conference

Malcolm Brogdon knew he was going to be a sixth man when the Celtics traded for him last summer and he may have become the best in the league at that role, writes Souichi Terada of MassLive. Brogdon, who’s in a battle with the Knicks’ Immanuel Quickley for Sixth Man of the Year honors, is making a late push for the award, delivering a 29-point performance in Wednesday’s win … [Read more...] about Celtics Notes: Brogdon, Muscala, Gallinari, Injury Report

Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin announced on Thursday that Zion Williamson would remain out indefinitely as he continues to deal with a right hamstring strain that has kept him sidelined since January 2. According to Christian Clark of NOLA.com, Griffin clarified on Friday that Williamson will not suit up for the play-in tournament, and … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Zion, J. Brown, Middleton, Schröder, Biyombo

Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen recently sat down for an interview with Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. The Q&A session covered his self belief, his stints in Chicago and Cleveland, Utah’s future, and several other topics. Markkanen, who plans to compete for Finland’s national team at the World Cup this summer, said he’d be thrilled if he’s named the NBA’s Most Improved Player in … [Read more...] about Jazz Notes: Markkanen, Olynyk, Sexton, THT

Free agent small forward Justin Champagnie, currently with the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBAGL, is set to ink a deal with the Celtics, per Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link). The Celtics have both their two-way player slots occupied, but do still possess an opening on their standard 15-man roster. It seems likely they will add Champagnie to their standard roster … [Read more...] about Celtics Intend To Sign Justin Champagnie

With just one week left in the NBA’s regular season, there are still a number of teams around the league with open roster spots, and there’s little downside to filling those openings before the regular season ends. For playoff teams, adding one more player would create a little extra depth in the event of postseason injuries or garbage-time minutes. For non-playoff teams, it … [Read more...] about Final Check-In On Open NBA Roster Spots

Bucks forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo has been suspended one game without pay for headbutting Celtics big man Blake Griffin, the league’s PR department tweets.How will the new CBA affect the Celtics? Chris Forsberg of NBC Sports Boston explores that topic, noting that reported increase in veteran extensions from 120 percent to 140 percent is unlikely to impact Jaylen Brown, who … [Read more...] about Jaylen Brown Probably Won’t Be Swayed By CBA Change